Which social decisions are influenced by intuitive processes? Which by deliberative processes? The dual-process approach to human sociality has emerged in the last decades as a vibrant and exciting area of research. Yet, a perspective that integrates empirical and theoretical work is lacking. This review and meta-analysis synthesizes the existing literature on the cognitive basis of cooperation, altruism, truth-telling, positive and negative reciprocity, and deontology, and develops a framework that organizes the experimental regularities. The meta-analytic results suggest that intuition favours a set of heuristics that are related to the instinct for self-preservation: people avoid being harmed, avoid harming others (especially when there is a risk of harm to themselves), and are averse to disadvantageous inequalities. Finally, this paper highlights some key research questions to further advance our understanding of the cognitive foundations of human sociality.
翻译:哪些社会决策受直觉过程影响?哪些受深思熟虑过程影响?人类社会性的双过程理论在过去几十年中已成为一个充满活力且令人振奋的研究领域。然而,目前仍缺乏一个整合实证与理论工作的视角。本综述与元分析综合了关于合作、利他、诚实、正负互惠及道义论的认知基础现有文献,并构建了一个组织实验规律性的框架。元分析结果表明,直觉倾向于支持一组与自我保护本能相关的启发式策略:人们避免受到伤害,避免伤害他人(特别是当存在自身受害风险时),并且厌恶不利不平等。最后,本文提出若干关键研究问题,以进一步推进对人类社交性认知基础的理解。